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ASBESTOS INSULATION DRAFJ U reduction Maintenance and repair wtrk cn some of the Bell Labaratreis plant farilitits has respired tie remexa] d asbestos insulation cn pipes, brilss, hams, etc. To assure compliance with all applicable state and federal rrpuJaacns: 1. AD contractors re Bdl Laberatreies eenplwca engaged in asbesta handling cr removal must comply with EPA regulations as arfi as. tine outlined in the Occupational Saferv and Health AcfcaastratiaB (OSHA) SureJard 29 CFR 1910.1001. 2. The Enviroararatal Health, Enviraimoitai Management and Safety Cadre is available to review cmtractor work practices and BTL wtrk practics to insure compliance with aD applicable regulation. This department is also available to moreiv BTL employes who have a potential asbestet espesure re answer any asbesta related question. Call MH <6551 fre assistance. 3. The Envinxmsttal Maaagemnd Group d the EnvirceasmUl Health, Emironmaital Managaond and Safety Centre should be provided with the name cf the efispoa] ate. OSRA Standard The preen OSHA asbata standard is two asbeta fibres per cubic aoitiicetre cf air as an g-baur Time Weighed Avreage (TWA). OSHA CPL2-2-21A require that medical eouanatiais be ghat anpioyea who have asbsms spetura equal to or aceedng 0J fiares per cubic centimetre d air s an 8-bour TWA. Idridtfytog Ashots CoohUig louhtlnn It is tad paable to determine whethre re not insulation axeaim asbesta by visual inspecticn. The suspect material must be analyzed. CaD the Eoviranmsnal Health, Eoviranraaital Managaneix and Safety Centre to arrange for required sampling and analysis befree beginning reL Raretq Ashsta Detddq Irobtlaa Instfar as possible, asbesta should be removed re otbrewise worked in a wet state suSdere to prevail enrivaoo cf airborne fixes in excess cf aprsire Emits. Cur^cn with Standard The Initial Hygiene and Safety Group (Dl&S) is available to monitor airborne ashsta removal operations to determine compliance with the OSHA Standard. Gmtrob Shar'd mmitaring indirate tint cmplcyess are cr my he expand to airborne asbestes croccntrature in oecss cf prrj\vib?e ctpreure levels the OSHA standard requires a senes cf crotrei measures. These b.Iude rc>piratcey pretivtion, protective c'otling, as well as, enclosure and p.s'ing cf the area with appropriate caution sgns. f h''l. l.vow.rr^s <>\Ji ;:i\< ;:<t. -j__________ LLA 002022 2- draft I'm ct Outsidr Contractors OlV outside antractor* mho agree to amply with OSHA and EPA regulations should be retained to icmac asbestos. This agreeing* should be in writing. And it should dearly Ladcate the contractor's responsibility to take such steps as nocasary to insure that Bell Laboratories angles ees are not otpaed to impennisgble levels of asbestos fibers during the course ef the oontracicr's wtxk. The IH& S is available to review the work cf outside oratractors to insure compliance. Dbposal Asbsia is nca regulated by RCRA, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and may be dspcaed rf in as approved sanitary landfill. The Environmental Managemost Group shreild be supplied with the name d landfills used far asbsta dsposal. CaU MH i4S68. 002023